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and you work for bill clinton. and i am an admirer of many of bill clinton's economic policies. bill clinton, gingrich, a handshake was a handshake. they said they cut spending, they cut spending. they said they'd reform welfare, they reformed welfare. these guys, it's like a floating crap game. i can't figure out who's on first and the money is going into which sewer. >> i do think ultimately it's not going to be the debt ceiling. that's one where congress almost by definition is going to lose. it's a poor place to have this discussion. it's going to happen in and around sequestration. and you made a point earlier about the fact why don't the republicans come up with a clear idea and clear frame. i think that applies to both democrats or republicans and i would submit the first side that does it in a clear big way that provides a bigger context and framing is going to be much stronger position. that's where the fight's going to take place. >> there is one clear deal i would make, larry, and i would recommend both sides to make. >> real quick. >> change cpi for the debt ceiling.
and you work for bill clinton. and i am an admirer of many of bill clinton's economic policies. bill clinton, gingrich, a handshake was a handshake. they said they cut spending, they cut spending. they said they'd reform welfare, they reformed welfare. these guys, it's like a floating crap game. i can't figure out who's on first and the money is going into which sewer. >> i do think ultimately it's not going to be the debt ceiling. that's one where congress almost by definition is going...
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back in bill clinton's second inaugural was the second time. eamon jabbers has been out there. the first thing i noticed how many sort of multi-generational groups there were and how many african-americans were coming to washington bringing either their parents or their grandparents to see this event and that that was certainly a moving moment as we look inside the luncheon there. that is the incoming -- presumptive incoming secretary of the treasury, jack lew speaking to i believe congressman dingle of michigan. eamon? >> that's right. it's an upbeat, if not boistrous mood as people leave from hearing the speeches and hearing the songs. you will be surprised how many people want to appear on television and have asked us if they could come onto the cameras live. we're saying no for the time being for those good folks who do want to be on television. we were talking about the vendors earlier. a lot of the vendors were saying they were not going to make out as well as they hoped, but just looking at this crowd coming out here, i do think those vendors did sell some products becau
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ronald reagan and i'll say it, i voted to impeach the guy, bill clinton. bill clinton would always figure out that when republicans said something he agreed with he would tell people. hey, you know that's a good idea. they are right. and i guess as a politician that's what i don't understand about republicans these days. i always look for an excuse to agree with my political opponents. if they say something i agree with, i embrace it because i know that's going to give me a lot more credibility when i start talking about the debt, when i start talking about tax cuts, when i start talking about cutting regulations. if i can find something on gun control that doesn't offend my sensibilities on the second amendment, that are consistent with what reagan said and scalia said, that's great oil embrace that. i'll win votes from independent swing voters and then i win on the deficit. >> you can -- >> on cutting regulations. where it matters. >> you can still be a principled conservative. this is all music to my ears. joe i got to take a break. stay with me. we'll
ronald reagan and i'll say it, i voted to impeach the guy, bill clinton. bill clinton would always figure out that when republicans said something he agreed with he would tell people. hey, you know that's a good idea. they are right. and i guess as a politician that's what i don't understand about republicans these days. i always look for an excuse to agree with my political opponents. if they say something i agree with, i embrace it because i know that's going to give me a lot more credibility...
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when bill clinton showed up, the democratic brand came back. it's just a matter of time before some great communicator comes along and can say this in the right way. >> jimmy, i think -- i know mr. obama is sitting high, though he got whacked by the federal court today but i think democrats can be pretty stupid, too. if they reject entitlement reform, if they say we're just going to raise taxes like this budget deal, just taxes and no spending, if they don't deal with federal debt and they don't deal with the economic growth problem, then the democrats are going to be stupid and they're going to give away what advantage they have now. >> charlie cook wrote a really great column today about this issue in 2016 it will still be about the economy, stupid, right? here's the problem. the republicans, you just said bill clinton and ronald reagan. i appreciate that. you also described a dead white man and a nearly dead white man. the republican party has got to get off this issue of only appealing to white men and women over 50. the country is changing
when bill clinton showed up, the democratic brand came back. it's just a matter of time before some great communicator comes along and can say this in the right way. >> jimmy, i think -- i know mr. obama is sitting high, though he got whacked by the federal court today but i think democrats can be pretty stupid, too. if they reject entitlement reform, if they say we're just going to raise taxes like this budget deal, just taxes and no spending, if they don't deal with federal debt and...
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. >> the problem is there's no ronald reagan, there's no bill clinton, there's nobody to talk. you know, the average person thinks that we suddenly had a revenue shortfall and that's why we're running a deficit. they have no idea that we've got tons of revenue but that spending is at a ridiculous level now. 25% of gdp. it needs to get down to 17% of gdp. nobody has explained this to the public properly or convincingly. >> aunder your favorite presidet the debt has gone from roughly 10 trillion to 16 trillion. we just had the treasury numbers out yesterday. in fact, in the last year it went up again 1.3 trillion. now, this leaves an opening for the republicans. but i don't think they're smart enough to take it. and i agree with costa. actually, the president, who is a very clever political guy, they're letting him get off because he doesn't want to cut 13e7bding. mark is right. except smash the defense department. the rest of it, the entitlements, the discretionary, the little entitlements, he doesn't want to touch them. >> i don't know. was there a question in there? >> i think
. >> the problem is there's no ronald reagan, there's no bill clinton, there's nobody to talk. you know, the average person thinks that we suddenly had a revenue shortfall and that's why we're running a deficit. they have no idea that we've got tons of revenue but that spending is at a ridiculous level now. 25% of gdp. it needs to get down to 17% of gdp. nobody has explained this to the public properly or convincingly. >> aunder your favorite presidet the debt has gone from roughly...
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clinton did so effectively at the convention. i also think that politically, you know, the president doesn't quite like to mix it up in these deals the way, say, his vice president i think very effectively does. i think that that's something that would be good to work out in the second term. >> great analysis. russ, what about investors at this point? what should we be doing with our money in the face of all of this? i know you like emerging markets and smaller countries. why is that, and how do you get a piece of that growth? >> the outlook for the u.s., i think we're going to have a decent year. it may not be great because of the fiscal drag. i'm confident, absent more problems from washington, the u.s. economy will expand. the question is, what do you pay for that? we've been advocating more of a position internationally. the argument there is not that there aren't problems in emerging markets or europe but that those problems are better reflected in the price. the s&p 500 trades at a price to book of about 2.2. it's roughly h
clinton did so effectively at the convention. i also think that politically, you know, the president doesn't quite like to mix it up in these deals the way, say, his vice president i think very effectively does. i think that that's something that would be good to work out in the second term. >> great analysis. russ, what about investors at this point? what should we be doing with our money in the face of all of this? i know you like emerging markets and smaller countries. why is that, and...
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what caused bill clinton to become more conciliatory and more centrist? he won the election. >> yeah. >> what caused him to -- he didn't just immediately, you know, stay on the campaign trail, line himself up with people standing behind him and basica the opposing party every chance he gets in acerbic tones. he didn't do that? >> we actually did a lot of that i think. republicans will remind you. in fact, i did it myself. the reality is, here's what's changed. and i don't think it's that complicated. which is, you know, even as recently as the '90s, you could go back to your district saying i worked with the president because it was the right thing for the country, and still get re-elected. right now we've drawn these districts in such a way that they are so conservative or so liberal i think the problem is more now on the republican side but that may just be a cyclical thing. good members of congress, who had the best interests of the country at heart they go home and can't get re-elected. >> that's only about half the problem according to nate silver of
what caused bill clinton to become more conciliatory and more centrist? he won the election. >> yeah. >> what caused him to -- he didn't just immediately, you know, stay on the campaign trail, line himself up with people standing behind him and basica the opposing party every chance he gets in acerbic tones. he didn't do that? >> we actually did a lot of that i think. republicans will remind you. in fact, i did it myself. the reality is, here's what's changed. and i don't...
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clinton when we had a time of surpluses that were turned into deficits by republicans. if we're going to play that game, guy, let's make sure we tell the whole story. >> and why didn't they put in erskine bowles? >> he said he didn't want to do it. i've known him since he was chief of staff at the white house, he didn't want to do it. >> i'm just saying, if you're going to go back to clinton, you've got to go back to er bowles. but i didn't see mr. obama try to twist his arm at all. >> we don't know that and can't know that. >> chuck hagel's not a centrist. east going to dismantle the department of defense. >> here's the problem with this conversation. it always amounts to size. and i know guys like to talk about size, but what about -- what is an effective use of dollars for the military that we need now? because if you even talk to guys who are boots on the ground, some of the money that gets spent by the bureaucracy of the department of defense isn't doing what they needed to be doing. so i think a guy who was an infantry man who fought in a war i think actually may
clinton when we had a time of surpluses that were turned into deficits by republicans. if we're going to play that game, guy, let's make sure we tell the whole story. >> and why didn't they put in erskine bowles? >> he said he didn't want to do it. i've known him since he was chief of staff at the white house, he didn't want to do it. >> i'm just saying, if you're going to go back to clinton, you've got to go back to er bowles. but i didn't see mr. obama try to twist his arm...
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clinton win a second term. i think the president is counting on the idea that he has the high ground, he's proven he had the high ground in the election, and he's going to make theme pay if they will not negotiate with him. it is a very clear standoff and we're going to see who blinks. >> all right, john, thanks so much. john harwood in the east room of the white house, wrapping up the president's final news conference of this first term. busy day on wall street today. steve liesman is at the breaking news desk with some headlines coming from mr. lockhart of the fed. steve? >> yeah, scott, let me tell you what dennis lockhart of the fed is saying and i'll give you the context of why this could be important for fed policy. lockhart saying new asset purchase program is not qe incontinuety. that open ended does not mean without bounds. he's concerned about growth of the fed's balance sheet, and at some point he said qe could hurt market functioning and financial stability. among those things that could hurt is wha
clinton win a second term. i think the president is counting on the idea that he has the high ground, he's proven he had the high ground in the election, and he's going to make theme pay if they will not negotiate with him. it is a very clear standoff and we're going to see who blinks. >> all right, john, thanks so much. john harwood in the east room of the white house, wrapping up the president's final news conference of this first term. busy day on wall street today. steve liesman is at...
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we have to cut spending a lot and everybody's tax rates have to go back to where they were when bill clinton was president and we might be lucky enough to have the economy. >> wasn't this a different time, can you compare both economic landscapes? >> you sure can. >> that was in the 509d 0s. we have the dotcom boom, a lot of money invested in technology. it wasn't really just the fact that it was higher tax rates. you can't just say that that was why the economy did well. >> what it was, here's -- here's what really started us off into trouble. 60% of the component of the deficit when barack obama took office was because of the bush tax cuts. they were never paid for. the same problem with politics in both parties. the republicans want to cut taxes, but they don't have the nerve to cut the programs to pay for them. the democrats want to spend more money so they don't want to raise money to pay for them. >> caroline, what's the best answers here? >> we haven't looked enough at military cuts. >> yeah. >> we could make drastic cuts in military spending, get out of afghanistan and iraq a
we have to cut spending a lot and everybody's tax rates have to go back to where they were when bill clinton was president and we might be lucky enough to have the economy. >> wasn't this a different time, can you compare both economic landscapes? >> you sure can. >> that was in the 509d 0s. we have the dotcom boom, a lot of money invested in technology. it wasn't really just the fact that it was higher tax rates. you can't just say that that was why the economy did well....
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bill clinton a regular is not here. and jim bryan and while we're on the air j. they're interviewing derek jeter of all things. i don't know if you can think of derek jeter as a guy at davos. they did lunch together and tina brown tweeting up a storm was actually about lance armstrong. derek said he should have admitted his mistake and moved on but that he fooled everyone, including me, i know, joe, you weren't that fooled. that's what's been going on in davos. we will have more throughout the day and the week. >> you told me -- 3 million people watched. it wasn't even and oprah record. you said everybody in the world was watching that, not true. >>> thought they were. >> he does not go -- >> i was the one that went to watch him win. what do i know? >> ellairian belongs there. he is so davos. walking around there, someone asks him a question, one of his answer, he deserves to be there but he doesn't go. i don't understand. >> he should be. it's a long trip. he likes to fly coach. >> he's in newport beach. why leave newport beach, a good point. >> i'm pretty much
bill clinton a regular is not here. and jim bryan and while we're on the air j. they're interviewing derek jeter of all things. i don't know if you can think of derek jeter as a guy at davos. they did lunch together and tina brown tweeting up a storm was actually about lance armstrong. derek said he should have admitted his mistake and moved on but that he fooled everyone, including me, i know, joe, you weren't that fooled. that's what's been going on in davos. we will have more throughout the...
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clinton? >> i think a lot of that is false narrative. i think the president, if you go through a list of things that, in 2008, business people would have said they wanted done, like pass some big free trade agreements. reform the past, try to streamline visas -- >> columbia and -- >> but they weren't going to pass. it was obama who breaks the logjam on those trade agreement and passes korea, colombia, panama. i think we can go through a list of a bunch of significant pro-growth, pro-business, pro-market things that the administration did that i think will contribute, and i would put patent reform in there and i would put reforming the visa system to reduce where people come in to visit the u.s., that's a big deal. and if we got some more high skill immigration i think that would help. >> so the next four years, the obama administration will not be a hynde rans to private sector growth getting back to 3% or 4%? >> i don't think -- i think -- >> you think -- >> i think it's a help. >> trying to
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. >> bill clinton showed up, too. >> did he? >> yeah. >> he got the win. more importantly, duke lost to the wolf pack. they were undefeated and michigan lost to ohio state. so then you saw the falcons finally got off. >> and the patriots won? >> the patriots looked pretty good. >> it was a one-point gain, right? >> it was 30 seconds. anyway, we'll be back. i had to end with some sports after that hollywood dribble. this is america. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. ♪ [ male announcer ] some day, your life will flash before your eyes. make it worth watching. introducing the 2013 lexus ls. an entirely new pursuit. >>> welcome back to "squawk box" this morning. dow looks like it would open up about 15 points higher. s&p 500 would open up almost 2 points higher. the nasdaq is off slightly, maybe 7 poin
. >> bill clinton showed up, too. >> did he? >> yeah. >> he got the win. more importantly, duke lost to the wolf pack. they were undefeated and michigan lost to ohio state. so then you saw the falcons finally got off. >> and the patriots won? >> the patriots looked pretty good. >> it was a one-point gain, right? >> it was 30 seconds. anyway, we'll be back. i had to end with some sports after that hollywood dribble. this is america. we don't let...
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i mean that's certainly not what bill clinton did. >> well, it is in the following sense. i think that the divisiveness you're talking about has a lot more to do with the kind of arguments that chuck was referencing, and those are obviously going to be problematic going forward. but if you actually look at poll after poll you find that the vast majority of americans are actually very sympathetic to gay rights, to equal pay, to, you know, anti-discrimination. even to gun control. so, i think the kind of unity that he was talking about yesterday was actually, again, very resonant. you didn't hear him talk, and interestingly he talked more about this in his first inaugural speech, about unity with republicans. unity with people who oppose him. i think here he's reached his hand out many times to have it slapped away. now we are going to have to figure out a way to move forward, just as chuck says. and actually there are a few sort of semipositive signs on that front lately. there's been a couple of arguments that have been resolved -- >> but chuck, there are some people that
i mean that's certainly not what bill clinton did. >> well, it is in the following sense. i think that the divisiveness you're talking about has a lot more to do with the kind of arguments that chuck was referencing, and those are obviously going to be problematic going forward. but if you actually look at poll after poll you find that the vast majority of americans are actually very sympathetic to gay rights, to equal pay, to, you know, anti-discrimination. even to gun control. so, i...
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clinton is asked to testify, and bill clinton is asked the question did you ever have sex with a woman named monica? and he said no, i never did. no, i never did, clinton claims he was telling the truth because from his point of view sex is intercourse. regardless, the scandal breaks. scandal breaks. bill tells hillary clinton it's breaking and he said i didn't have sex with her. i tried to do whey could help her. and hillary stands by him 100%. first of all, she doesn't believe it. given the surveillance in the white house she doesn't think it's possible. she believes that the marital therapy they had done in '89, '90 '91 had been sufficient to restore the relationship. bill is very insecure that the point. the first thing bill clinton does after the charges are made, he asked dick morris to do a possible poll on whether the american people will accept infee dellty. and he reports back and said they'll accept it but not perjury. lying under oath. bill said he's going hang in there. you will all recall the first time he's confronted with the question by jim on the evening news and aske
clinton is asked to testify, and bill clinton is asked the question did you ever have sex with a woman named monica? and he said no, i never did. no, i never did, clinton claims he was telling the truth because from his point of view sex is intercourse. regardless, the scandal breaks. scandal breaks. bill tells hillary clinton it's breaking and he said i didn't have sex with her. i tried to do whey could help her. and hillary stands by him 100%. first of all, she doesn't believe it. given the...
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and bill clinton in 1992. took a democrat party who lost five out of the last six elections and turned that party around. right now the republican party is absent strong leadership. that's why we've seen the party go in the direction it's going. you know, i think it's fascinating that the past year and a half, past two years has even made me long for the days of george w. bush. because you remember what bush did. i mean, when trent lott, a good friend of mine said something he shouldn't have said about strom thurmon, they moved quickly get k him out as majority leader. they did not allow other extremist statements without punishing them. so i think chris christie if he keeps providing strong leadership in new jersey actually shows republicans you can stand up to the extremists. you can work with democrats in government. and you can be rewarded for it in a big way. >> let's take a look. here's chris christie talking to you this morning. he knows how to get things done and that means compromising with democrats.
and bill clinton in 1992. took a democrat party who lost five out of the last six elections and turned that party around. right now the republican party is absent strong leadership. that's why we've seen the party go in the direction it's going. you know, i think it's fascinating that the past year and a half, past two years has even made me long for the days of george w. bush. because you remember what bush did. i mean, when trent lott, a good friend of mine said something he shouldn't have...
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bush and bill clinton. all of our coverage and behind the scenes photographs are available on our website c- span.org. let's take you back to january 2009. [crowd chanting "obama"] >> thank you. thank you. my fellow citizens, i stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. i thank president bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition. 44 americans have now taken the presidential oath. the words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. yet, every so often, the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. at these moments, america has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we the people have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents. so it has been, so it must be with this generation of americans. t
bush and bill clinton. all of our coverage and behind the scenes photographs are available on our website c- span.org. let's take you back to january 2009. [crowd chanting "obama"] >> thank you. thank you. my fellow citizens, i stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. i thank president bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown...
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clinton love saying oh, yeah, bill clinton, i miss him. now that was a guy we republicans could work with, as opposed to this horrible barack obama who we can't work with at all. the romney campaign put out a statement after that speech saying, quote, bill clinton worked with republicans. barack obama has not worked across the aisle. bill clinton's long-time nemesis from washington, newt gingrich, had a similar reaction to the speech. he said that bill clinton, quote, worked with the gop. obama didn't. barack obama won't work with republicans the way that old bill clinton did. yeah, remember how much republicans loved bill clinton? remember how the clinton era was defined by eight long years of harmonious bipartisanship? >> william jefferson clinton has been impeached by the house of representatives on at least one article. it will go to the united states senate. ♪ kumbahyah those were the constructive bipartisan days of the clinton presidency. even if republicans were not exactly kind and welcoming toward president clinton as president,
clinton love saying oh, yeah, bill clinton, i miss him. now that was a guy we republicans could work with, as opposed to this horrible barack obama who we can't work with at all. the romney campaign put out a statement after that speech saying, quote, bill clinton worked with republicans. barack obama has not worked across the aisle. bill clinton's long-time nemesis from washington, newt gingrich, had a similar reaction to the speech. he said that bill clinton, quote, worked with the gop. obama...
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that was hillary clinton's husband. >> that was bill clinton. >> that was bill rodham clinton. >> that's right. it was. >> it was bill robin clinton. >> wow. many of the movies nominated reflected an american because this movies shows our system may be messy, but most time it works. mark malkin is eonline senior editor. thank you, gentlemen, for joining us tonight. i love themes. i love award shows. i think the golden globe is always the best because you're allowed to drink, which is always an impressive fact of the evening. and inevitably somebody gives a long winded almost inexplicable speech. this year it was jodie foster. last year it was warren beatty how these other guys like jack nicholson and clint eastwood could keep going so late in life. your thoughts. what was that speech about by jodie foster, ted? >> i do think it was coming out. i think she made it -- >> is that what it was? >> yeah, i think it was coming out. but it was also i think a lot of talk about why she has really guarded her privacy for so long. >> that's an argument we'll have the rest of our lives. privacy versu
that was hillary clinton's husband. >> that was bill clinton. >> that was bill rodham clinton. >> that's right. it was. >> it was bill robin clinton. >> wow. many of the movies nominated reflected an american because this movies shows our system may be messy, but most time it works. mark malkin is eonline senior editor. thank you, gentlemen, for joining us tonight. i love themes. i love award shows. i think the golden globe is always the best because you're allowed...
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he is talking about bill clinton, and is he talking about erskine bowles as chief of staff to bill clinton. you are absolutely right. paul ryan could have delivered erskine bowles and could have made it difficult for the president to walk away, but he gave the president -- >> this is a weird obsession with trying to, like, play the clintons off of the obamas, and republicans love doing this. the idea that they would have been, you know, kind to bill clinton or hillary clinton had they been president is laughable. >> all the guys saying this, so many of them voted. for impeachment. he would have solved the debt kritsdz. >> they'll be all over him. >> in 2008 hillary knew that, and she used to hammer obama on this. she would say they're not going to be nice to you just because you talk about post partisanship. they're going to be cruel and mean just like they were to my husband. maybe she would have understand it better. >> you saw this during the campaign. this attempt by the republican party to latch on to the coattails of the clinton legacy, right? remember when mitt romney kept saying it
he is talking about bill clinton, and is he talking about erskine bowles as chief of staff to bill clinton. you are absolutely right. paul ryan could have delivered erskine bowles and could have made it difficult for the president to walk away, but he gave the president -- >> this is a weird obsession with trying to, like, play the clintons off of the obamas, and republicans love doing this. the idea that they would have been, you know, kind to bill clinton or hillary clinton had they...
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and in a way that bill clinton did not. chris: which brings us to this week's big question. can barack obama become a transformative president even if republicans go all out to stop him? chuck todd. >> here's how it works. he only -- only if he gets a third term. you have to break -- to transform, to move a country from senator right -- from center right to center left. a more conservative democratic party. that's when you know success -- chris: he's got to get one of these two people elected. >> that's right. >> i don't think that the republicans have the power to make him anything but transformational. he is transformational by virtue of the fact that he is in the white house for a second term as the first african-american. that's transformational and he has an opportunity to replace one. conservative justices on the court, social issues, liberal social issues are entrenched for as far as we can see. chris: would hillary take the court issue if it were appointed to it? >> i should imagine so. that's interesting. i think that's great analysis. and i think it depends on the
and in a way that bill clinton did not. chris: which brings us to this week's big question. can barack obama become a transformative president even if republicans go all out to stop him? chuck todd. >> here's how it works. he only -- only if he gets a third term. you have to break -- to transform, to move a country from senator right -- from center right to center left. a more conservative democratic party. that's when you know success -- chris: he's got to get one of these two people...
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was or than bill clinton was? >> well, i think my friend chairman ryan's comments last night elude to the fact there seems to be a cognizant difference with respect to how the administration interpreted what is a fragile economy by alling thes, an economy on its heels, and at best, growing a trend, to what the president outlined as what they think are the priorities for the country. if you believe in growth, if you think we've got to get unemployment somewhere down below roughly 8% or just below 8% where it is, that we have to have leadership in washington on those matters, yeah. perhaps the president that ran on this, the economy to get more than the current administration, for sure. dennis: mo, what do you think? a left liberal spender than president obama? less than bill clinton or more so? >> paul ryan's comments made me laugh. play that game all day. for example, we have a much more functional congress if we 4 different chairman of the house budget committee than paul ryanmented we can play this game all day
was or than bill clinton was? >> well, i think my friend chairman ryan's comments last night elude to the fact there seems to be a cognizant difference with respect to how the administration interpreted what is a fragile economy by alling thes, an economy on its heels, and at best, growing a trend, to what the president outlined as what they think are the priorities for the country. if you believe in growth, if you think we've got to get unemployment somewhere down below roughly 8% or...
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but then he was bill clinton's white house chief of staff. and on this date, on august 29th, 1996 in american politics, leon panetta was white house chief of staff. and that night his boss, bill clinton, was due to give his big speech, his speech at the democratic convention, accepting his party's nomination to be reelected president of the united states. huge day for the clinton white house, right? and on that date at the white house press briefing, seven of the first ten questions that leon panetta and company got asked by the press were not about president clinton and his big night. the press was totally distracted from that that day. the country was totally distracted from that. what was it that rained on the clinton campaign's big parade? this day, the day he should have been triumphantly starting his march to reelection, what was it? it wasn't a war breaking out, an international incident. it wasn't anything the republicans had done to derail the attention from president clinton on the most important day of his reelection campaign. what
but then he was bill clinton's white house chief of staff. and on this date, on august 29th, 1996 in american politics, leon panetta was white house chief of staff. and that night his boss, bill clinton, was due to give his big speech, his speech at the democratic convention, accepting his party's nomination to be reelected president of the united states. huge day for the clinton white house, right? and on that date at the white house press briefing, seven of the first ten questions that leon...
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i wonder if jimmy carter -- as well as bill clinton. -- host: he will be in attendance, as well as bill clinton. guest: that is a relatively new tradition. herbert hoover was invited to the kennedy inaugural in 1961. he was a very close friend to the president's father. the weather was so bad that he really could not get here. but he intended to be here. host: ronald reagan had the warmest and coldest inauguration days. guest: the great story about the weather -- william howard taft, who had this self deprecatory sense of humor -- there was a blizzard. he had too much sense of the ridiculous to be a politician. he said, i always thought it would be a cold day when i would be elected a president of the united states. host: how long was henry harrison's speech? guest: almost two hours. there have been efforts recently effect. -- recently to debunk teh direct auscause and effect. i do not know they have been successful. host: a caller on our independent line. caller: i want to bring attention to george washington's first inauguration. it was at a little church called st. paul's chapel. tha
i wonder if jimmy carter -- as well as bill clinton. -- host: he will be in attendance, as well as bill clinton. guest: that is a relatively new tradition. herbert hoover was invited to the kennedy inaugural in 1961. he was a very close friend to the president's father. the weather was so bad that he really could not get here. but he intended to be here. host: ronald reagan had the warmest and coldest inauguration days. guest: the great story about the weather -- william howard taft, who had...
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but then he was bill clinton's white house chief of staff. and on this date, on august 29th, 1996 in american politics, leon panetta was white house chief of staff. and that night his boss, bill clinton, was due to give his big speech, his speech at the democratic convention, accepting his party's nomination to be reelected president of the united states. huge day for the clinton white house, right? and on that date at the white house press briefing, seven of the first ten questions that leon panetta and company got asked by the press were not about president clinton and his big night. the press was totally distracted from that that day. the country was totally distracted from that. what was it that rained on the clinton campaign's big parade? this day, the day he should have been triumphantly starting his march to reelection, what was it? it wasn't a war breaking out, an international incident. it wasn't anything the republicans had done to derail the attention from president clinton on the most important day of his reelection campaign. what
but then he was bill clinton's white house chief of staff. and on this date, on august 29th, 1996 in american politics, leon panetta was white house chief of staff. and that night his boss, bill clinton, was due to give his big speech, his speech at the democratic convention, accepting his party's nomination to be reelected president of the united states. huge day for the clinton white house, right? and on that date at the white house press briefing, seven of the first ten questions that leon...
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bill clinton came thinking he could change it. the last person who began to sense there were greater possibilities was reagan, that was almost a different political age. it was harder to govern then. >> you also think about, had the clintons and how bill clinton -- he seemed to revel in politics, the reaching out to people. in the article, i found it fascinating that the obamas haven't had bill and hillary clinton over for dinner. i -- i mean, she's -- all the things that bill clinton did during the campaign, all the work that hillary clinton's done, they've never had a dinner at the white house with them? >> i think this is something outsiders find difficult and surprising. the obamas can be vivacious, charming they have great public personalities. what people in washington see -- but i think people all over the country don't necessarily see it, there's an intro version there, a self-protectedness. the obamas said both when the president became famous in 2004 and again when they came to washington, no new friends, which is the op
bill clinton came thinking he could change it. the last person who began to sense there were greater possibilities was reagan, that was almost a different political age. it was harder to govern then. >> you also think about, had the clintons and how bill clinton -- he seemed to revel in politics, the reaching out to people. in the article, i found it fascinating that the obamas haven't had bill and hillary clinton over for dinner. i -- i mean, she's -- all the things that bill clinton did...
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the senate has to sign a bill over there. >> larry, our feel something this. we have done everything we can to get this issue resolved in the right way for every american. let's start with the attitude of having a budget. as you know, we passed a budget for the past two years. we have passed measures to control spending and have fought hard to approach it responsibly. when the president brought those good people together today i thought he was going to apologize to them for the fact that this lack of leadership has led us to this cliff. >> if you get some kind of bill, i don't know what it is either. but if it is $450,000 and the amt is passed permanently and a lot of good things better than we hoped for. and let's say for argument's sake. there is a 20 or $30 billion spending cut. maybe it is see questers, could you vote for that kind of bill? >> i want to move forward larry if that is the best that we can do under these circumstances i would support that kind of a bill, but believe me, i think i can share this sentiment. we could do so much better. we need a
the senate has to sign a bill over there. >> larry, our feel something this. we have done everything we can to get this issue resolved in the right way for every american. let's start with the attitude of having a budget. as you know, we passed a budget for the past two years. we have passed measures to control spending and have fought hard to approach it responsibly. when the president brought those good people together today i thought he was going to apologize to them for the fact that...
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but then he was bill clinton's white house chief of staff. and on this date, on august 29th, 1996 in american politics, leon panetta was white house chief of staff. and that night his boss, bill clinton, was due to give his big speech, his speech at the democratic convention, accepting his party's nomination to be reelected president of the united states. huge day for the clinton white house, right? and on that date at the white house press briefing, seven of the first ten questions that leon panetta and company got asked by the press were not about president clinton and his big night. the press was totally distracted from that that day. the country was totally distracted from that. what was it that rained on the clinton campaign's big parade? this day, the day he should have been triumphantly starting his march to reelection, what was it? it wasn't a war breaking out, an international incident. it wasn't anything the republicans had done to derail the attention from president clinton on the most important day of his reelection campaign. what
but then he was bill clinton's white house chief of staff. and on this date, on august 29th, 1996 in american politics, leon panetta was white house chief of staff. and that night his boss, bill clinton, was due to give his big speech, his speech at the democratic convention, accepting his party's nomination to be reelected president of the united states. huge day for the clinton white house, right? and on that date at the white house press briefing, seven of the first ten questions that leon...
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wait until you see this bill clinton video. it would be what we are all talking about today if it wasn't for the important story of guns. we asked how many presidents have been inaugurated in even numbered years? the answer is two. both were unplanned inaugurations. fillmore in 1850 and gerald ford became president in 1974 after nixon resigned. every other president has been inaugurated in an odd numbered year. if you have a political trivia question for us, e-mail us. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] when ziggy the cat appeared at their door, he opened up jake's very private world. at first, jake's family thought they saved ziggy, but his connection with jake has been a lifesaver. for a love this strong, his family only feeds him iams. compared to other leading brands, it has 50% more animal protein... ...to help keep ziggy's body as strong as a love that reaches further than anyone's words. iams. keep love strong. >>> she's always been very, very healthy and she has very low blood pressure, very low standing heart rate
wait until you see this bill clinton video. it would be what we are all talking about today if it wasn't for the important story of guns. we asked how many presidents have been inaugurated in even numbered years? the answer is two. both were unplanned inaugurations. fillmore in 1850 and gerald ford became president in 1974 after nixon resigned. every other president has been inaugurated in an odd numbered year. if you have a political trivia question for us, e-mail us. we'll be right back. [...
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as it was in the battle between clinton and the republican congress way back. we're not going to get that scenario. for one big reason, we have a sequestration policy in place. and, therefore, the debt ceiling can probably, on that basis if nothing is congress, congress will agree to raise debt ceiling on the sequestration. but that is a messy solution. what we need is an agreement between congress and the president over the long-term, both on what spending measures have to be taken for 2013 and longer term. and that is the debate that is still under way. i think there will be some sort ooh a deal. we were halfway down from the previous agreement reached on september 11th. it's a process that's going to be tortuous, but it will probably be resolved. >> tortuous and messy i think will the right words. >> why don't we turn our ears now until like this 24th hour and then just tune -- i mean, forget anything to that point is going to be noise, right? >> well, unless the noise tells you it's going to happen which is it's going to be -- >> well, that's my point. we a
as it was in the battle between clinton and the republican congress way back. we're not going to get that scenario. for one big reason, we have a sequestration policy in place. and, therefore, the debt ceiling can probably, on that basis if nothing is congress, congress will agree to raise debt ceiling on the sequestration. but that is a messy solution. what we need is an agreement between congress and the president over the long-term, both on what spending measures have to be taken for 2013...
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clinton lopes forward and gets his picture taken with, alongside of john f. kennedy. he's so proud. he's so proud. and he already is dedicate today the idea that he is -- dedicated to the idea that he is going to be the person who is going to bring complete honor to the family. he already, by the age of 17, is planning to be elected attorney general of arkansas, then governor of arkansas and then president of the united states. this is something which everyone who knows him knows about, because he talks about it all the time. he does not go to the university of arkansas, he goes to georgetown. and from georgetown he becomes the arkansas candidate for the rhodes fellowship and goes to oxford. he is an incredible success
clinton lopes forward and gets his picture taken with, alongside of john f. kennedy. he's so proud. he's so proud. and he already is dedicate today the idea that he is -- dedicated to the idea that he is going to be the person who is going to bring complete honor to the family. he already, by the age of 17, is planning to be elected attorney general of arkansas, then governor of arkansas and then president of the united states. this is something which everyone who knows him knows about, because...
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clinton to deploy ground troo troops. but it's true in the last eight or nine years he's developed a dovish persona. not just to the left of the republican party, but putting him to the left of president obama's own stated positions when it comes to countries like iran. >> paul: really? >> well, i guess a lot of people would say, well, fine, this reflects these choices reflect president obama's world view. he won the election, shouldn't he get those choices? >> well, perhaps, except that his world view includes, i'm convinced, the idea that spending on defense has got to fall and that that money has to be reprogrammed into domestic spending. the defense budget is 600 billion dollars more or less and post war, 5% of gdp and conservatives argue it should now be about 4% of gdp. i think that chuck hagel's job is to start pushing that number downward and that's because barack obama wants it to fall after iraq, after afghanistan and then the democrats want for 25 years to spend that money on domestic education and energy. >> a
clinton to deploy ground troo troops. but it's true in the last eight or nine years he's developed a dovish persona. not just to the left of the republican party, but putting him to the left of president obama's own stated positions when it comes to countries like iran. >> paul: really? >> well, i guess a lot of people would say, well, fine, this reflects these choices reflect president obama's world view. he won the election, shouldn't he get those choices? >> well, perhaps,...
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i hope -- you know, bill clinton was smart last time. he surrounded himself with tops and public safety advocates and built a big coalition. another type that the congresswoman would want to be part of. you have to keep the pressure on and make it a neighborhood issue with people other than just the people who care about gun control leading the charge. >> thank you so much. my wife started in politics, actually ended in politics working for pete who has become more liberal than any of us at this table. >> a great friend. >> thank you so much, congresswoman. up next, if you watched last night's golden gob awards you mites have come away with a renewed feeling of optimism. that's ahead. the movies are making us look good. that's "hardball," the place for politics. what are you doing? nothing. are you stealing our daughter's school supplies and taking them to work? no, i was just looking for my stapler and my... this thing. i save money by using fedex ground and buy my own supplies. that's a great idea. i'm going to go... we got clients in
i hope -- you know, bill clinton was smart last time. he surrounded himself with tops and public safety advocates and built a big coalition. another type that the congresswoman would want to be part of. you have to keep the pressure on and make it a neighborhood issue with people other than just the people who care about gun control leading the charge. >> thank you so much. my wife started in politics, actually ended in politics working for pete who has become more liberal than any of us...
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president lyndon johnson, john kennedy, bill clinton, or george w. bush? >> bill clinton? [ buzzer ] >> you're a winner too. >> yes, you are. >> all right, kim kardashian gets my book. so the correct answer here, president lyndon johnson. >> lyndon johnson. you might remember that famous, famous picture on air force one after president kennedy was assassinated. he was sworn in by a dallas judge, sarah hughes. >> okay. well, thank you so much. that was -- we learned a lot, and kathie lee is going to come back across the street now, and we're going to talk to a woman who knows a thing or two about money. our good friend suze orman is with us. we're going to speak with her after this. ♪ ng, and teaching it took to earn it. so we give you the power to keep as much of your hard-earned money as possible. our customized interview covers everything from a service member's deployment, to a student's loan interest, right down to a teacher's crayons. you've worked hard to earn your money. we're here to help you keep it. turbotax-- the power to keep what's yours. try it free at turb
president lyndon johnson, john kennedy, bill clinton, or george w. bush? >> bill clinton? [ buzzer ] >> you're a winner too. >> yes, you are. >> all right, kim kardashian gets my book. so the correct answer here, president lyndon johnson. >> lyndon johnson. you might remember that famous, famous picture on air force one after president kennedy was assassinated. he was sworn in by a dallas judge, sarah hughes. >> okay. well, thank you so much. that was -- we...
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but this is followed by the same house of representatives voting to impeach bill clinton. obviously an extreme example of the age-old conflict between congress and the executive branch of government. and yet, bill clinton is listed among only seven reelected presidents who were successful. there are lessons to be learned from the clinton second term that might offer guidance to obama, were he reelected. some of the presidency face hostilities from congress filled with majority of their own party, included washington, jefferson, monroe, grant, theodore roosevelt, johnson and bush. andrew jackson was censored by a congress controlled by his own democratic party. a fight he never forgave. franklin roosevelt had a constant battle with southern democrats in congress who oppose his new deal legislation. he suffered his greatest political defeat as a democratic-controlled congress refused to support his plan to pass the supreme court. eisenhower, a republican, filed legislation drafted by a fellow republican, victor of ohio, who thought it was the way of presidential power. what
but this is followed by the same house of representatives voting to impeach bill clinton. obviously an extreme example of the age-old conflict between congress and the executive branch of government. and yet, bill clinton is listed among only seven reelected presidents who were successful. there are lessons to be learned from the clinton second term that might offer guidance to obama, were he reelected. some of the presidency face hostilities from congress filled with majority of their own...